I’ve decided to have illustrations on both facing pages of most of my latest book, Flora Belle and Dreami Dragon. In my prior children’s books I had text on one facing page and an illustration on the other. The change substantially increases my illustration costs but I believe having illustrations on most facing pages adds much more color and magic to my stories. The image above is an example of the change. It depicts Dreami sheltering her new friend from a heavy rain while drying her off and keeping her warm.

I hope you like the changes.

With Love,

Russ

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My wife and I have been married since 1979. We have 3 adult children and 4 young grandsons. I manage a wealth management firm I founded in 2003. My Beloved is a Special Education teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. I'm a published author of 23 books in a variety of genres for grownups and children. In addition to my family, friends, investing, and writing, my passions include reading, watching classic movies, experiencing waves crashing on rocky shores, hiking in ancient redwood forests, and enjoying our small redwood grove and fern garden.

Thank you, Jan. Actually, based on current sales levels I’m absorbing most of the costs rather than passing them on to the consumer. For example, for most eBooks I receive about 35 cents in royalties. The costs for the illustrator alone typically runs between $750 and $1500 for one of my picture books. When adding all the other costs, you can see that I can sell a lot of copies and still not break even. This is a labor of love for me (though I’d also love to at least break even!)
Russ